Re Alliance

Konami Corporation
30 January 2002

Announcement of Strategic Business Alliance between KONAMI CORPORATION and Genki
Co., Ltd. including capital tie-up

The enhancement of total production capability of KONAMI GROUP with
participation of Genki Co.,Ltd. into KONAMI GROUP

KONAMI CORPORATION ('KONAMI') is pleased to announce that KONAMI and Genki
Co.,Ltd. ('GENKI') have reached an agreement on strategic business alliance
including capital tie-up('ALLIANCE').

1. Outline of GENKI

(1)     Company name                    Genki Co., Ltd

(2)     Main business                   Planning, production and sales of
                                        consumer-use software

(3)     Main Titles                     Tokyo Xtreme Racer Series/Jade Cocoon/
                                        Kengo

(4)     Date of foundation              16 October, 1990

(5)     Address of headquarters         2-4-12-601 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
 
(6)     Representative                  Hiroshi Hamagaki, President

(7)     Annual sales                    2,099 million yen (March 2001)

(8)     Capital                         315 million yen (as of 31 March 2001)

(9)     Total assets                    1,819 million yen (as of 31 March 2001)

(10)    Fiscal Year Closed              31 March

(11)    Number of employees            09 (as of 31 March 2001)

2. KONAMI shareholding ratio

By this ALLIANCE, KONAMI shareholding ratio will be 37.24% of issued stock of
GENKI by the end of March 2002.

3. Aim of this alliance

KONAMI, as a leading company in consumer-use game software industry, provides
more than 100 titles of various genre per year globally. KONAMI itself has
strengthened its function as a publisher by spinning-off production and sales
subsidiaries and building KONAMI GROUP with versatile functions. KONAMI has also
achieved great success through strategic business alliances and capital tie-up
with TAKARA CO.,LTD. and HUDSON SOFT CO.,LTD. Joining of GENKI with its
outstanding production capability into KONAMI GROUP will further enhance the
growth of both companies.

GENKI has produced game software in various genre such as car race, sword battle
action and fantasy and captured many users with distinctive originality. They
will enrich and reinforce KONAMI software line-up. On the other hand, GENKI can
devote itself to production by utilizing KONAMI meticulous marketing skill and
nationwide distribution network

The ALLIANCE will generate opportunity for GENKI contents to be developed into
different business area other than game software through KONAMI multi-facet
operation. Successful synergistic effects between KONAMI and GENKI are expected
in various applications as already achieved by alliance with TAKARA and HUDSON.

High production capability of GENKI with its track record is expected to provide
new opportunity for KONAMI GROUP contents business.

KONAMI CORPORATION. Public Relation Department 
4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 

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